Yes, thanks for asking, I do have several historical novels underway at present. No, of course that's not what I'm writing - inexplicably writing scifi short stories for months and having the absolute best time. (Also yes, don't panic, @daniellebinks.bsky.social, I will finish the novels very soon.)

‘In This Labyrinth’ by Najwan Darwish is poem of the day: I said these words weren’t needed as I was sitting there, where the road veered sharply, without thinking for a moment that it might only be a gentle winding. poets.org/poem/labyrin...

This is shocking news. Literary magazines - and all the other small orgs now under pressure or closing or gone - are the bedrock of culture and their ongoing costs are barely a blip in any institutional budget. Melbourne University ought to be ashamed www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...

Sophie Cunningham:"universities are no longer spaces that support or nurture literature or the arts in this country. Certainly universities have, in the last several years, shown themselves unable to manage robust debates or the complexities of freedom of speech.” www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...

Last chance to book! Fundamentals for fiction writers: the Writer's Toolbox. It's a short course with me, starts August 27, live online. Places are limited. newpagewriting.com/2025/07/29/w...

"The obligations imposed upon festival speakers in the Bendigo Writers Festival Code of Conduct are wide-ranging and inappropriate... Authors are engaged by festivals precisely because of their expression of ideas." @asauthors.bsky.social statement. www.asauthors.org.au/news/author-...

It's taken me a while to get this post together, but hopefully lots of food for thought on the current state of the book market in Australia. Some brilliant tips from literary agents and more for aspiring authors out there. #author #books annafeatherstone.com/the-australi...

📣 New podcast! In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, award-winning writer Val McDermid shares insights on writing contemporary crime fiction, and the importance of learning patience as a writer. Produced by National Centre for Writing. 🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/kWAhMQP

Support Bookish in Bendigo, official Bendigo Writers Festival bookseller who would have spent months stocking books for the event and have pulled out in solidarity. Call them for your next book order if you can, or even pay it forward for one of their customers. +61 3 5406 0596

Did you know 85% of Kiwis say libraries improve their happiness and wellbeing? The results are in from PLNZ’s latest Community Impact Survey — and the data confirms public #libraries uplift us all #impact

Spoke to the ABC for this story on Bendigo writers festival & code of conduct overreach. Festivals should not be policing authors’ speech. @asauthors.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

This 👇🏻 Please support Bookish. It’s a beautiful little shop.

I always look forward to Bendigo Writers Festival. But not this year. We are writers. What we do is express ideas freely. Any attempt to prevent us doing that is censorship, and a dangerous precedent in the arts community. I have withdrawn and I stand in solidarity with others who have withdrawn.

While international media remains locked out of Gaza, Palestinian journalists work under fire, starvation and sickness to report the reality on the ground.

Bookings close soon. Fiction writers, don't miss out!

Stop the killing. Ceasefire now. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The 2025 Aurealis Awards are open for entry! aurealisawards.org/2025/08/10/2...

It can take years to write a story, several more to sell it, and then several more for it to be published. And once it is published, there’s sadly no guarantee the story will find its readers. So if you’re writing stories, you better make sure you’re writing stories that you enjoy.

Bookings are now open for my new online short course, The Writer's Toolbox. Fundamentals, for emerging fiction writers. Starts late August. newpagewriting.com/masterclasse...

Hello parents, guardians and care-givers, are you already thinking about book week 2026? Well, here's some ideas from the Blackwords - @austlit.bsky.social team, because representation matters. @magabalabooks.bsky.social #bookweek #mobsky #booksky #kidlit #authors #representationatters

Starting a novel is exciting, but what happens when the momentum drops? Our ultimate guide will help you push through the messy middle and finally reach 'The End' of your first draft. 👉 zurl.co/LL9JF #AmWriting #FinishYourNovel #WritingTips #FirstDraft

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards! lambdaliterary.org/2025/07/anno...

Checkout the playlist of presentations for this years #VirtualJaneCon and there are many great presentations from last year as well!

Co-author Sharmini Kumar and I had a chat with the Nerd Daily about Miss Bingley, collaborating, and what we've been reading. thenerddaily.com/kelly-gardin...

We're happening at #VirtualJaneCon2025, in which Sharmini, Kylie and I chat about Miss Bingley, Mary Bennet, and how other writers have given them the attention Miss Austen gave others.

Here she is. It's publication day in the US and Canada for Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator, co-written with Sharmini Kumar, thanks to @harpercollins.bsky.social. www.harpercollins.com/products/mis...

Long overdue proposals to boost struggling artists, so poor compared to financial marketeers. Support for them by; -invest in sustainable studio spaces -give them a range of tax concessions -deductible art expenses -no tax on prizes But no tax rebates for rich buyers www.smh.com.au/culture/art-...

Thanks, @anatolitis.bsky.social, for important context and a call to roar for literatature. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Goodnight. The Great Comet of 1843, Charles Piazzi Smyth, 1840s.

Not long now! Your new favourite summer read, Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator, is out in the USA and Canada on July 8, thanks to @harpercollins.bsky.social. We hope you enjoy it. www.harpercollins.com/products/mis...

If you haven't seen this, watch and smile and laugh and rejoice youtu.be/YtBH0OIuEkc?...

Loved Dark Mofo and the Hobart community coming together to celebrate.

I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse. I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist. ~Leonora Carrington

Hobart friends! Come hear Sharmini and me talk about Miss Bingley, Regency crime, Jane Austen, and Georgian life - in gorgeous Georgian Hobart. 6pm, 11 June, Dymock's Books, 70 Murray Street. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Truly a giant: writing about the world, how it was and could be. "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people’s experience in history." www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Here she is! The North American cover for Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator, in all her glory. The novel is due out in the US and Canada on July 8, published by HarperVia.

"this elegant and engaging Jane Austen pastiche" – Michael Jongen reviews Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar's new novel Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/kelly-gardin... @kmjgardiner.bsky.social #JaneAusten #BookSky 💙 📚

Election day, Australia. You know what to do. Support the arts, support writing.

It's been a big week of book news here, and in the middle of it this stonking great volume arrived. I have a chapter in it, co-written with my colleague Catherine Padmore, on some recent biofictions of settler wives. Congrats to the editors and all my biofiction studies colleagues.

Vale Kerry Greenwood, you gorgeous, generous, wonderful woman. Go well. sistersincrime.org.au/vale-kerry-g...

We're kicking off a Regency Roadshow to celebrate the local release of Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective (me and co-author Sharmini Kumar) and @alisongoodman.bsky.social's new book, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin. Here are some of our first few dates: kellygardiner.com/2025/04/05/t...

Don't say you weren't warned. The newest (and yet kinda the oldest) sleuth on the block is here: Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective. Out in NZ and Aust this week, UK next week (US in July).

The best stories, the biggest dreams, and the brightest futures all begin in #libraries. 📚💭

Just a few more days and our new Regency cosy crime, Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective hits stores and bookish outlets in the UK, Aus and NZ. You know what to do.

Alice Pung, Demet Divaroren and Kate Whitfield at the launch of Demet's fabulous new YA novel, Blood Moon Bride.

Some days when you are writing you have the whole world to choose from in a story. Other days you only have the few words you can eke out for that day. #amwriting ..Keep #Writing, the story will grow and change as you do. - Wrtr #writer #author #authorsky

27 pages. Of babies. Whose entire understanding of what Earth sounded like was bombs dropping & people screaming at the sky

'Outraged' doesn't begin to describe the feeling. "We need the weight of government action on this," says Hannah Kent. amp.abc.net.au/article/1051...

"They’re robbing us in hopes of replacing us." - Emma Donoghue www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Bendigo/Goldfields folks, come along to our Bookish high tea with me, Alison Goodman and Katrina Nannestad for chats about Regency research, writing the past, cosy crime, scones, our new books, and a celebration of Jane Austen in her 250th year. 10 May. www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture...